NORTHERN ITALY This book provides everything you'll ever need in a guide book. It is an inspiring background read, an invaluable on-the-spot companion and a superb souvenir of your visit. Evocative photography: Insight Guides are renowned for their great pictures, which vividly convey a sense of everyday life. Illuminating text: Expert writers bring to life Northern Italy's history, culture, politics, and, above all, its people. Incisive evaluations: From high-powered Milan to the high peaks of the Dolomites, from the refined villas and gardens of the Lakes to the brash resorts of the adriatic, it's all here. Detailed, cross-referenced maps: All sites are clearly highlighted and numbered in relation to the text. Full listings: All the travel details, hotels, restaurants and phone numbers you'll need.